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        CTEF Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
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        Q1. What is CTEF?</h3>
    <p>
        A: China Tomorrow Education Foundation (CTEF) is a Seattle-based non-profit 501(c)(3)
        organization. Our mission is to improve education in rural China and prepare children
        to become responsible global citizens by renovating schools, establishing libraries,
        providing teaching equipment, training teachers, funding scholarships, and promoting
        public awareness of education conditions in under privileged areas.</p>
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        Q2. What are the programs CTEF offers to help education in China?</h3>
    <p>
        A: CTEF has several programs:
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    <ul>
        <li>School building projects to renovate schools in rural China; </li>
        <li>CTEF 1+1 Student Sponsorship Program（1帮1助学金） match up donors to students to assist
            poor students with financial aid as well as moral support; </li>
            <li>
                General Student Scholarship Fund program (贫困助学金) for donors prefer to just donate
                money without matching up to students for 1:1 communication;
            </li>
            <li>
                5.12 Pen Pal Program (地震学生笔友 ) for volunteers who can write letters to students
                injured or lost family in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake;
            </li>
            <li>
                Other projects: we also have book projects to donate books to schools and projects
                to donate clothes and other supplies to schools or students.</li>
    </ul>
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        Q3. How does CTEF operate?</h3>
    <p>A: CTEF is operated by volunteers. All volunteers are committed to donating their time
    and resources, and covering their own administrative cost. This means that 100%
    of your donation will reach the students.</p>
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        Q4. Who are the volunteers in CTEF?</h3>
    <p>A: Our volunteers are from many organizations in the US and China. Lots us are Microsoft
    employees in the US or teachers in China.</p>
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        Q5. How does CTEF select students for the 1+1 Student Sponsorship program?</h3>
    <p>A: </p>
    <ul>
        <li>
            Our local volunteers (e.g., teachers from rural schools) select student candidates
            based on certain criteria;
        </li>
        <li>
            Students fill in 1+1 program application forms;
        </li>
        <li>
            CTEF volunteers validate student information and post on <a href="http://ctef.org/forum/index.php?board=1.0">our 1+1 forum</a></li>
        <li>
            When a donor selected a student to sponsor, CTEF links the donor and the student
            with mutual communication information and send the money to the student;</li>
        <li>
            Student writes to the donor to thank the support and report his/her progress in
            school and life.</li>
    </ul>
    <p>For more information please find in the CTEF 1+1 Student Sponsorship Application
    Process document.</p>
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        Q6. What are the criteria for CTEF to select students?</h3>
    <p>A: The CTEF 1+1 program is focusing on high school and college students from poor households
    who have potentials to get higher education, and are willing to use their own efforts
    to change their fate. Specifically, 1) Students have very difficult economic conditions,
    such as low-income families, inability to pay tuition, fees, etc. 2) Students with
    academic achievements in the medium or above grade or class average level, reflecting
    the strength of the attitude to life, honest and trustworthy, interest and understanding
    of their own family's actual financial situation. Student also learn about giving
    and pledges to maintain contact with sponsors, periodic report on the work of learning,
    so as to reward donors with love. For more information please find in the CTEF 1+1
    Student Sponsorship Application Process document.</p>
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        Q7. How much should I donate to sponsor a student?</h3>
    <p>A: CTEF provides poor students with Micro Grants for up to 50% of their subsistence
    and school admission costs. Based on the average cost for schooling in rural China,
    we suggest donation amount for: High/Middle school students: $150/student/year College
    students: $400/student/year</p>
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        Q8. How many years do I need to commit to support a student?</h3>
    <p>A: A donor/sponsor is committed to sponsor a student for one year. Many times a sponsor
    wants to continue support a student to finish school if the student’s financial
    situation needs such support; it is the sponsor’s decision. CTEF volunteers check
    students status annually to help them get support if need.</p>
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        Q9. What will happen if I decide to sponsor a student?</h3>
    <p>A: </p>
    <ol>
        <li>
            You select a student from <a href="http://ctef.org/forum/index.php?board=1.0">our 1+1 forum</a>.</li>
        <li>
            You can request more information about the student (the application form the student
            filled in) by emailing <a href="mailto:scholarship@ctef.org">scholarship@ctef.org</a> </li>
        <li>
            You donate the money to CTEF (and request company match if your company offers that),
            email <a href="mailto:scholarship@ctef.org">scholarship@ctef.org</a> after you done this with the following info:
        <ul>
            <li>
                Your name used in donation:</li>
            <li>
                The total amount donated (suggest $150 for high school or $400 for college student):
            </li>
            <li>
                The matched amount you have requested, and the date for the match request:</li>
            <li>
                The name of the student you are sponsoring:
            </li>
            <li>
                Your email address for future communications with the student:
            </li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>
            After we received your email, we will link the sponsor and the student to establish
            1+1 relationship:       
        <ul>
            <li>
                if the student has an email account, CTEF will link the sponsor and student through
                an email informing that she has a sponsor now, and amount CTEF will send to her;
            </li>
            <li>
                if the student does not have email, our local volunteer will call her to inform
                the sponsor’s information, and inform her the CTEF China office mailing address
                for her to write letters to transfer to the sponsor;
            </li>
        </ul>
         </li>
        <li>
            Our local volunteer will send the money to the student; and remind her to write
            to the sponsor when received the donation;
        </li>
        <li>
            After you received the writing communication from the student, you know where your
            money goes, and you and the student continue the communication through the year.
            If the student’s writing is by letter mailed to the CTEF China office, our volunteers
            will scan it and email the sponsor.</li>
    </ol>
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        Q10. How do I make a donation?</h3>
    <p>A: </p>
    <ul>
        <li>
            You can donate online via <a href="https://ctef.donortools.com/">our donor tool</a>
        </li>
        <li>
            Or through your company donation program tools
        </li>
        <li>
            Or mail a check to
            <p>
                China Tomorrow Education Foundation<br />
                P.O. Box 1103<br />
                Mercer Island, WA 98040</p>
        </li>
    </ul>
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        Q11. What if I just want to donate some money but not do the 1:1 communication with students?</h3>
    <p>A: We have a General Student Scholarship Fund with “pooled” donations to support poor
    students without sponsors. For these students, we will send money to financially
    support them. The support usually is one time and the amount per student is no more
    than the amount for the 1+1 Student Sponsorship program. </p>
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